Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Rusty Snaketail

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Rusty Snaketail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Rusty Snaketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Nesomyidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Ophiogomphus
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat and Rusty Snaketail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Rusty Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Rusty Snaketail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.